Jan 06

HTC not done with non-touchscreens yet, brings S743 to US market

Posted in: breaking news, BreakingNews, HTC, Today's Chili, Windows Mobile, WindowsMobile, winmo

We’d never pegged the S740 as the kind of phone HTC would be looking to bring to the New World; it’s an oddball by modern Windows Mobile standards, shucking the touchy, feely trend for a traditional numeric keypad that reminds us of a simpler, more innocent time. Miracles can and do happen from time to time, though — and on that note we give you the S743, a dead ringer for the S740 that’s had its Euro-friendly 3G gutted and replaced with HSDPA 850 / 1900 for North American use. It’s got WinMo 6.1 Standard, a 2.4-inch QVGA display, and faceted styling inspired by the Touch Diamond, but the S743’s real claim to fame is its slide-out QWERTY keyboard for those moments when triple-tapping and predictive text just aren’t going to cut it. Look for this sucker to invade US retailers some time this quarter.

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HTC not done with non-touchscreens yet, brings S743 to US market originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 26

How would you change Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1?

Posted in: Features, HowWouldYouChange, HTC, HWYC, smartphone, Sony Ericsson, SonyEricsson, Today's Chili, Windows Mobile, WindowsMobile, winmo

Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1 hasn’t been the easiest handset to procure here on US soil, despite being “available” since Black Friday. Still, we know hardcore HTC / SE fanatics have figured out a way to get their palms in touch with the X1a (or X1i for international users). You already heard our spill on the handset, but now we’re interested in finding out how you’d tweak things if given the all-important keys to the design lab. Would you keep everything the same and just add Android? Would you rework the keyboard? Swap out the touchscreen with a capacitive replacement? Make it available only in turquoise and lime? It’s a pretty safe bet that this isn’t the last Xx smartphone you’ll see from SE, so your thoughts on the matter may actually prove beneficial in time. And… go!

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